Ruffa Gutierrez

Ruffa Gutierrez
Gutierrez in 2009
Born	Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutierrez (1974-06-24) June 24, 1974 (age 49) Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	Philippine Women's University (BA)
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, host
Spouses	Richard Daloia ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2000)​ Yilmaz Bektas ​ ​ (m. 2003; ann. 2012)​
Children	2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Binibining Pilipinas World 1993
Years active	1987–present
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Binibining Pilipinas 1993 (Winner – Binibining Pilipinas World 1993) Miss World 1993 (2nd Runner-Up) (Miss World Asia & Oceania)

Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutierrez (born June 24, 1974) is a Filipino actress, model, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the 1992 Look of the Year - Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas World 1993 and Second Runner-up to Miss World 1993.

Career[edit]

Gutierrez began acting as a teenager in the 1980s, under BMG Films. She became part of German Moreno's That's Entertainment variety show in the early 1990s before becoming a beauty queen in 1993. In December 1990, Gutierrez replaced Snooky Serna for the lead role in Regal Film's Wunder Wuman Plus One, paired with comedian Rene Requiestas.^[1] However, the project did not come to fruition, with Gutierrez and Requiestas instead paired in the 1993 film Hulihin: Probinsyanong Mandurukot.

As the official representative of her country to the 1993 Miss World pageant held in Sun City, South Africa, on November 27, Gutierrez placed Second Runner-up to winner Lisa Hanna of Jamaica.^[2]

In 1993, Gutierrez was linked to the Brunei beauties affair.^[3]

In the late 1980s and 1990s, she did multiple films each year from 1987 to 1998 with Regal Films. She ventured into TV again as a replacement and regular TV host on The Buzz, a Sunday TV talk show, and then in 2010 with Paparazzi on rival station TV5.

Personal life[edit]

She is the only daughter of actor Eddie Gutierrez and talent manager Annabelle Rama. She has two half-brothers, Tonton Gutierrez and Ramon Christopher, from her father's previous relationships. She has five brothers: Elvis Gutierrez, Rocky Gutierrez, Ritchie Paul Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez and Richard Gutierrez.

In 2003, she married Yilmaz Bektas, a Turkish businessman. They have two daughters. They announced their separation through a joint statement on May 8, 2007.^[4]

In 2022, Gutierrez graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Arts at Philippine Women's University.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

Online series[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Ruffa Gutierrez's Official Website
• Ruffa Gutierrez at IMDb
• Filipino Model official website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Metinee Kingpayome	Miss World Asia & Oceania 1993	Succeeded by Aishwarya Rai
Preceded by Marilen Espino (Angeles City)	Binibining Pilipinas World 1993	Succeeded by Caroline Subijano (Manila)